Israeli Professor Gives Guest Lecture
The John Marshall Law School hosted a presentation by Haifa University Law Professor Alexandre Kedar (third from left), on Feb. 26. Kedar's topic was "Israel: A Legal History of Geographical and Settler Societies" Welcoming Kedar are (from left) John Marshall Associate Deans Ralph Ruebner and Rory Smith, and Shira Wenig, director of Academic Services, Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest.
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Temple University Professor Addresses Faculty
Frank McClellan (third from left), the I. Herman Stern Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, was welcomed to The John Marshall Law School on March 4 by (from left) Professors Walter Kendall and Alberto Bernabe and Associate Dean Ralph Ruebner, for the fifth lecture in the Faculty Scholarship Roundtable Series. McClellan spoke on "Teaching and Practicing Tort Law: The Costs and Benefits of Confronting or Ignoring Race, Class and Gender Perspectives."
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John Marshall Team Takes Second in Tax Moot Court Competition
The team of Samantha Pennington and Jack O'Connor represented The John Marshall Law School at the 2009 Mugel Tax Law Moot Court Competition, hosted annually by the University of Buffalo Law School.
The team finished in second place in the final round, arguing in front of an eight-panel bench acting as the United States Supreme Court. The judges included a sitting United States Tax Court judge, a justice from United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a justice of the New York State Court of Appeals, an attorney from the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, and several law professors that specialize in income tax.
The team also won Second Place Brief and Samantha Pennington won Second Best Oralist. They were coached by Barry Kozak (JD/LLM/EB '00), associate director of the Tax and Employee Benefits Graduate Programs.
According to Kozak, "Samantha and Jack were both already wonderful law students, but the competition surely allowed them to develop and appreciate the selflessness and professionalism needed to work as part of a team, and they collectively discovered their individual strengths and weaknesses."
Team coach Barry Kozak (right) congratulates the John Marshall team of (from left) Jack O'Connor and Samantha Pennington for their second place win in the 2009 Mugel Tax Law Moot Court Competition.
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SBA Public Interest Auction
This year's Mardi Gras Public Interest Auction, hosted by the Student Bar Association (SBA) on Feb. 24, was a great success. Auctioneers Professor Cecil Hunt and Associate Dean Rory Smith got the crowd involved in the day's bidding and the silent auction.
"As a result of the annual Public Interest Auction, this year the SBA will be able to award around $22,000 in funds for public interest scholarships. This represents the largest annual public interest scholarship fund in 27 years, and will go a long way to helping several students that are pursuing careers in that directly benefit the public," said Adam Snyder, auction director.
For months before, Snyder and his SBA committee worked at collecting donations for the auction. In all, more than 120 items were bid on. "Everybody really came together to pull this off," Snyder said. "Our goal was 10 scholarships, and I know now that that will be possible."
Students who will work in public interest this summer are eligible for a scholarship. Applications are available at the Student Bar Association office in Room 215. The application deadline is April 6.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Publications
Oxford University Press has announced the upcoming publication of International Cooperation in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Matters, Kilborn co-authored with Bob Wessels and Bruce Markell. The book is published in cooperation with the International Insolvency Institute and the American College of Bankruptcy. The Oxford University Press announcement is at: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Law/BankruptcyInsolvency/?view=usa&ci=9780195340174
Associate Director of the Graduate Employee Benefits Programs
Activities
He has been appointed to serve on the Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Board of Managers from June 2009 through June 2011. The 14-member board of managers assists the association's officers in the operation and goal-setting of the CBA. The organization is one of the oldest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the United States, with approximately 22,000 members.
Publications
His article, "Bankruptcy Reform and the Foreclosure Crisis," was published in the Banking and Financial Services Policy Report.
Activities
He was a guest presenter on "Ethical Considerations: Media Crisis During a Crisis" for the Illinois State Bar Association Education Law Section's "Safe and Sound: The Attorney's Role in School Safety and Security" seminar March 13, 2009.
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Animals At Work Discussed in the Classroom
During a recent Animal Law class taught by Clinical Professor Susann MacLachlan (left), guest presenter Chris Garra, from Paws With a Cause, demonstrated the skills of her assistance trained dog, Reason. Additional guest presenters (not pictured) included Sandy Brode, an attorney with the Chicago Police Department Legal Affairs Division, discussing the White Cane law and Americans with Disability Act; and Judy Bush of the Animal Assisted Therapy Program at Cook County Juvenile Court, who discussed and demonstrated the benefits of her two therapy dogs, Chase and Amber.
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Students Hear from Intellectual Property Alumni
The Center for Intellectual Property Law welcomed outstanding alumni back to The John Marshall Law School on Thursday, Feb. 26, to talk about their careers in intellectual property (IP) law. Speakers at the program were (seated, from left) Jacob C. Bachman (JD '07), Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago; Timothy J. Rechtien (JD '07), Banner & Witcoff, Chicago; and Brian R. Cheslek (JD '04), Price Heneveld in Grand Rapids, Mich.; and (standing, from left) Adam G. Kelly (JD '02), Loeb & Loeb, Chicago; Joseph T. Cygan (JD '05), Vedder Price, Chicago; Karl M. Maersch (JD '02), Eastman Kodak Co., Cleveland; Juliet R. Kavanaugh (JD '03), Dierker & Associates, Detroit; and Paul M. Raya (JD '04), Cook Alex, Chicago.
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Library Is Hiring
The Louis L. Biro Law Library at The John Marshall Law School is accepting applications for part-time library assistant positions. Work-study is preferred, but not required for these 20-hour per week positions that will require some weekend hours. Please send resumes to:RRyan@jmls.edu.
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Law School and Student Calendar of Events
March 16, 2009
- Spring Break, March 15th - March 21st
March 17, 2009
- CIDRA Meeting, Room 1102, 8 a.m.
March 18, 2009
- AIDS Foundation Program-SPC Housing Committee, Room 503, 9 a.m.
- International Academy of Dispute Resolution 8th Annual Law School Mediation Tournament, Room 409, 10 a.m.
March 19, 2009
- International Academy of Dispute Resolution 8th Annual Law School Mediation Tournament, Room 503, 10 a.m.
- Alumni Association Executive Committee Meeting, Room 605, 3:30 p.m.
March 20, 2009
- International Academy of Dispute Resolution 8th Annual Law School Mediation Tournament, Check-in Room 3East, 9 a.m.
March 21, 2009
- International Academy of Dispute Resolution 8th Annual Law School Mediation Tournament, Check-in Room 300, 9 a.m.
- Minds Matter of Chicago, Room 409 and 428, 10 a.m.
March 22, 2009
- Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition Final, Courtroom 3rd Floor, noon
March 23, 2009
- Distinguished Lecture Series in Employee Benefits Law with Prof. Jim Wooten, Room 1200, 12:30 p.m.
- Diversity Week, Sargis-Miner Lounge, 1 p.m.
March 24, 2009
- Diversity Week Speakers, Room 200, noon
- CSO Employee Benefits Alumni Career Advice Panel, 3East, noon
- Faculty Executive Committee Meeting, Room 608, 12:30 p.m.
- Grill the Dean, Student Lounge, 4:30 p.m.
March 25, 2009
- CSO Professionalism, Room 1103, noon
- Military Law Society Veteran's Clinic Speakers, Room 201, 3:30 p.m.
- Diversity Week, Room 503, 4 p.m.
- Women's Law Caucus panel, Room 409, 4 p.m.
- JMLS and ABA Careers in Tax Program, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
- American Association for Justice Meeting, Room 530, 5 p.m.
March 26, 2009
- Ethics Seminar Program, Room 403, 8:15 a.m.
- CSO: Tax Alumni Career Advice, Room 3East, noon
- Federalist Society Speaker, Room 201, noon
- Faculty Scholarship in Progress Presentation by Professor Justin Schwartz
- Diversity Dinner, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
- Information Session on the Joint JD/LLM, Room 1102, 5 p.m.
March 27, 2009
- National Undergraduate Diversity Mock Trial Competition, Room 3East, 8 a.m.
- Intellectual Property Distinguished Professor Presentation by R. Pold Wagner, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
- 1L Mock Trial Competition, Judges / Evaluators Check-in Room 201, 5 p.m.
- Minds Matter of Chicago, Room 409 and 428, 10 a.m.
- Jack and Jill or American High School Mock Trial, Check-In on 3East, 10:30 a.m.
- Insights I, Room 413, 1:30 p.m.
- Phi Alpha Delta clothing and needs drive for the homeless, student lounge, all day.
- Insights I, Room 1200 A&B, 11 a.m.
- JMLS Student Lunch w/Visiting Professor Cruz Reynoso, Room 200 & 201, noon
- CSO: Judicial Clerkships, room 1103, noon
- Academic Affairs Committee, Room 608, 12:30 p.m.
- Mass Media Law from Libertarian Perspective Lecture by Mark Rutherford, Room 3East, 5 p.m.
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Israeli Professor Gives Guest Lecture
Temple University Professor Addresses Faculty
John Marshall Team Takes Second in Tax Moot Court Competition
SBA Public Interest Auction
Animals At Work Discussed in the Classroom
Students Hear from Intellectual Property Alumni
Library Is Hiring
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